Category: Bees

Revealed: Tories failed to do impact check before approving banned pesticide

Exclusive: UK campaigners say it is ‘unacceptable’ no nature assessments were made on bee-killing Cruiser SBThe Conservative government did not carry out a legally required assessment of how greenlighting the use of a banned...

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Ban use of bee-killing pesticide in UK, business chiefs tell government

Exclusive: ‘We need to listen to the scientists. Excessive pesticide use is killing our bees,’ say company heads in letter to ministerThe UK government should stop ignoring the science and block a bee-killing pesticide from...

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Business groups block action that could help tackle biodiversity crisis, report finds

Industry associations for sectors from oil to agriculture in the US and Europe found resisting wildlife-friendly laws, say researchersIndustry groups representing some of the world’s largest companies are “opposed to...

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